IMechE calls on Government to support more local energy trials on UK university campuses

University campuses uniquely well suited to these trials Advantages include academic and technical expertise, student support as well as ownership of large areas...

Metal recycling group unveils new hybrid material handler at Liverpool Alexandra Docks

Giant material handler will help site meet 2040 net-zero sustainability target EMR (formerly European Metals Recycling) has introduced its first electrically-enabled material handler in the...

UK’s largest battery ready to help balance the grid

Edinburgh based Flexitricity is optimising the Gresham House c.50MW / 75MWh battery, located in Thurcroft, South Yorkshire, generating revenue for the site while helping...
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Prize for smart heating system

A smart heating controller that enables households to better regulate energy demand has won the £50,000 Dynamic Demand Challenge run by Nesta. Hestia, a product...

Seminar to explore reducing energy costs in plastics manufacturing

BPF Energy is hosting a seminar providing a complete look at energy management in plastics manufacturing facilities, to explore ways of cutting costs. The...

Revolutionary smart substation trial to spearhead Net Zero

Smart electricity substations that speak to each other using the 5G network could hold one of the keys to enabling the Net Zero revolution. Distribution...

Majority of Welsh homes ‘leaking money’ through poor insulation

New report shows gap in support to improve energy efficiency and keep bills down The majority of people in Wales are living in energy inefficient...

Better the dEUvil you know?

Dr Kerry Ashford, Chief Executive of the National Energy Foundation, offers a few thoughts on the EU referendum and its implications for energy and...

Industry hails strategy for modern digitalised energy system

On 13 June Energy Systems Catapult published a new report by the Energy Data Taskforce which calls for a single data repository on all...

Renewable energy event picks up business award

All-Energy 2019 – the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference – and Glasgow’s Scottish Event Campus (SEC) have been awarded Best Business Event...

US retail giant signs energy storage deal

San Francisco-based startup Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS) has been selected by Walmart to install its advanced energy storage systems at a number of the...

Fresh delays for major battery storage project in Northumberland

A 30MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) has been dealt a further setback by Northern Powergrid (NPG) in being able to connect to the...

Pre-eminent projects crowned at Scottish Green Energy Awards

More than 1,000 people returned in-person to Edinburgh to see 13 winners announced Director of industry body said shortlist highlighted the “leaps of innovation” of...

Water utility uses AI to manage energy

North West water firm United Utilities is using artificial intelligence to deliver a flexible approach to energy management .

Energy-smart companies are saving millions of dollars while driving down emissions, says report from...

  Smarter energy use has saved companies over US$55 million in the last year alone – boosting the bottom line and increasing competitiveness; Members...

Energy storage reform needed to meet net-zero, says report

Price floor should fill gap in ‘fragmented’ market Report funded by Scottish Renewables, the British Hydropower Association, Buccleuch, CCSQ, Drax Group, Intelligent Land...

Firm secures partnership with Northumbrian Water to pilot use of large scale battery storage

The batteries are ‘second life’ li-ion units recovered from Renault electric vehicles Energy storage expert Argonaut Power has partnered with Northumbrian Water (NWL) to...

‘Groundbreaking’ heat-power solution wins award for marine energy savings

CLIMEON received Frost & Sullivan's "Technology Innovation Award" at the "Excellence in Best Practice Award Banquet" hosted by the market intelligence firm in Frankfurt...

Birmingham facility highlights revolutionary potential of cryogenic energy storage

The Secretary of State for Business, Sajid Javid MP, has officially opened the University of Birmingham’s cryogenic energy storage pilot facility, a technology using...

There can be no net zero without energy storage, CEO tells Glasgow conference

Mark Wilson, CEO of Intelligent Land Investments, told a conference of the British Hydropower Association in Glasgow on 24 November that while the current energy...